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A demonstrator holds an Egyptian flag in front of soldiers during a protest demanding that the army cede power [Reuters]

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1 day 3 hours ago - Egypt

Filmmakers Mohamed Ramadan and Majid Nader sent in these images from Luxur. They are showing anti-SCAF protests in Abo Al Hajaj Square.

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1 day 4 hours ago - Egypt

adamakary#Egypt's foreign ministry in a statement has said they won't interfere w the #NGO trial, saying how it's a legal issue not in their handsFri Feb 24 12:18:01 2012
Tags Mohammed Dangor, NGO crisis
1 day 6 hours ago - Egypt

Hamas's Gaza prime minister Ismail Haniya on Friday saluted "heroic" Syrians struggling for democracy during a rally in  Cairo's Al-Azhar mosque, in a departure from the Islamist movement's reticence in criticising Damascus.

"I salute the heroic Syrian people, who are striving for freedom, democracy and reform," Haniya told thousands who attended a rally in support of the Palestinians and Syrians.

Tags gaza, Hamas, Ismail Haniya, syria
1 day 6 hours ago - Egypt

hany2mEgyptian MP survived assassination attempt: Brotherhood party - http://t.co/DbRjRg8Z #Egypt #FJPFri Feb 24 15:19:49 2012
Tags attack, Muslim Brotherhood
1 day 16 hours ago - Egypt

A prominent Egyptian presidential candidate has been wounded in an apparent carjacking in Cairo, the AFP news agency reported, quoting his campaign manager.

The Islamist Abdelmoneim Abul Fotouh suffered a concussion after three men armed with rifles assaulted him on Cairo's ring road and stole his car on Thursday, his campaign manager Ali al-Bahnasawy told reporters.

His campaign said in a statement that Abul Fotouh was wounded by blows to the head with a rifle butt as he tried to defend his driver. The driver was also wounded, a police official said without detailing his injuries.

Tags Cairo
2 days 1 hour ago - Egypt

Egyptian authorities stopped an American woman boarding a flight to Germany on Thursday because she is facing trial over illegal funding of civil society groups, an airport official said.

Mary Elizabeth Whitehead, 56, is one of dozens of people who have been barred from leaving Egypt during a judicial investigation into the funding of pro-democracy organisations, said the official, who asked not to be named.

 Whitehead, who had taken no luggage with her, tried to board the plane minutes before it was due to take off but was ordered to turn back by airport security, he said.

Groups caught up in the probe, including the US-funded National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute, are banned from working in Egypt and some of the Americans under suspicion have taken refuge in the US embassy.

The case has caused a crisis in relations between Egypt and Washington, with Congress warning it may cut its $1.5 billion in annual aid to Egypt if the crackdown drags on.

Government officials accuse the organisations of interfering in Egypt's internal affairs and carrying out political activities unrelated to their civil society work.

Egyptian civil rights campaigners say the investigations are retaliation by Egypt's ruling generals against pro-democracy groups that have been among the army's harshest critics since it took power when Hosni Mubarak was overthrown last February.

The government and the ruling military council say the case was initiated by the judiciary and is out of their hands.

The 43 accused, including about 20 U.S. citizens, are due to go on trial on Sunday, charged with working in the country without proper legal registration, according to a judicial source.

Tags Cairo, Mary Elizabeth Whitehead, United States
2 days 2 hours ago - Egypt

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday described Egypt's economic situation as dire, sounding the alarm on stagnant growth and a precipitous drop in the country's foreign reserves.

"Egypt's economic situation remains challenging. Growth has stalled, and this is hurting the Egyptian economy and the Egyptian people," said spokesman Gerry Rice.

Rice also highlighted that foreign exchange reserves had dropped substantially, "reducing the authorities' margin to maintain macroeconomic stability."

The IMF is currently in talks with the Egyptian government on a potential loan.

Egypt's state newspaper Al-Ahram reported Sunday that Finance Minister Mumtaz al-Said said his government would sign a memorandum of understanding with the IMF in March for a previously spurned $3.2 billion loan.

Egypt had turned down the loan last year, saying it did not want to add to its foreign debt, but reconsidered as its economy plummeted.

In January, the head of an IMF mission to Egypt ruled out imposing conditions on Cairo for the loan.

"The discussions with the Egyptian authorities are ongoing, and we stand ready to support a homegrown program that contains the measures necessary to restore confidence and protect vulnerable households," Rice said.

Tags Gerry Rice, IMF, International Monetary Fund
3 days 3 hours ago - Egypt

SherineTSo #MubarkTrial verdict due around same time as presidential elections also expected first week of June #EgyptWed Feb 22 16:47:22 2012
Tags Hosni Mubarak, Mubarak Trial
3 days 3 hours ago - Egypt

Egyptian judge will deliver verdict in Hosni Mubarak trial on June 2. [Reuters]

Tags Mubarak Trial
3 days 5 hours ago - Egypt
Tags Hosni Mubarak, Mubarak Trial
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